Origins of the Horrigan surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 23North West 6Isle of ManYorkshire 1East Midlands 9West Midlands 3East 17London 90South East 26South West 54South Wales 19Mid WalesWest WalesNorth WalesRepublic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Horrigans lived in london

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    2,800 Horrigan Travel & migration records
    2,200 Horrigans found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Horrigan

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    What are the most common Horrigan first names?

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    Margaret

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    Common jobs for Horrigans

    Men and women often performed different types of jobs, so these are displayed by gender to maintain their historical accuracy.

    Commmon female occupations for Horrigans in 1921

    Tailoress

    16

    Domestic Servant

    9

    Laundress

    9

    House Keeper

    7

    General Servant

    6

    Commmon male occupations for Horrigans in 1921

    Tailor

    27

    General Labourer

    22

    Dock Labourer

    20

    Laborer

    18

    Shoemaker

    10

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